Legalization + regulation + capitalism = ?

~ Jason Schwartz

For all that argue, “Let’s just legalize and regulate. Look at tobacco and alcohol.”, John Oliver illuminates just how difficult it is to regulate tobacco. (NSFW)

BTW – I’ve made it clear on this blog that I oppose incarceration for possession, so this is not an argument for the drug war.

Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time.